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No worries. Cheers!

It's not what I was told. I treat it like I explained when I bought the car. I think the issue is possibly when the car is gear ( D ) it could be problematic if you put the hand brake on, but I stand to be corrected, I'm not an engineer! I basically drive the car like an ICE automatic

The Text is way too small, I can't read the street names!

Oooh, you shouldn't have said that! Now you'll probably get a flat!!!

Just to the temple, I think anywhere that's skin contact will make an antenna

I use this trick daily with my gate and garage door openers. They seem to have particularly poor range on their own. Even just shoving the remote under my chin seems to work fine, and looks less dorky to onlookers :-)

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Any full EV is better for me, as I don't miss going to petrol bowser! I will def be having a look at the Sealion 7, I've seen some Chinese Car reviews on it, performance model looks the goods!👍👍👍

@@bobbyus I wonder why modern cars do this. My old Mitsis and Subis would turn off the power to the engine if you tried to drive away leaving only steering and brakes working. Maybe its a liability thing

@@Wandering_Bear did you even watch the video? It was if someone was able to get into the car, by overpowering you, or if you had stopped the car for a minute to get out and someone went in..It has nothing to do with allowing someone to use the car. There should be an option to disable any feature that allows another person to use the car without permission. I only use my key fob, and are not interested in allowing 3rd parties to use my car. If anyone needs to "borrow" my car legally, then I would give them the key fob. I don't "share" my car with anyone!

Yes, I watched the whole thing and it still sounds pretty weak to me. Any car can be taken if the driver is overpowered and the key taken. The same goes for leaving any car running while you walk away. Yes, it would be nice to disable a car remotely if something so incredibly rare happens, but this would be incredibly dangerous. Can you actually imagine a car being shut off on a motorway?

​@@Wandering_Bear That's my point, cars can be safely shut off. My previous Subarus and Mitsubishis had this feature. The engine shuts off, the brakes and steering continue to work. It happened to me when I was driving the Subi. So its able to be done safely

Yes the warning is useless then. It wasn't made clear to me. All cars I've owned have needed the key within a set parameter, eg 50 m in order for the car to work. It's one thing to allow remote access, another to allow unrestricted use of the car in ordinary circumstances

It has never happened witj any of my previous cars, including the Subaru I mentioned in the video. It's either a proximity key thats needed to operate the car or its not. I am surprised, amd I'm sure other people will be as well

@@bydatto39461 what the BYD doesn’t do that other cars like this I have come across does - is to loudly beep you are taking the key away. But I don’t think it’s reasonable to call it a major security fault. It’s common and I guess a choice of the manufacturer. I mean, calling leaving a car running and unlocked in my opinion makes the operator as much a major security risk as the manufacturers choices. This appears to be an intentional decision. I have exploited this function by opening my car with my phone when I’d left my keys in the office, allowing me to drive the car off.

I wasn't surprised. I thought this how all cars with proximity keys and push button start operated. The more you know.

I'm very aware too, but genuinely shocked that you could drive so far!

@@bydatto39461 Yes, definitely not good. Here's hoping they fix it🤞

@@Robin803246 No worries, cheers!

Thanks for the feedback, it's appreciated!

Car Sales Specs says it is www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2024-byd-sealion-6-premium-auto-awd/SHRM-AD-642659/ A few sites say this, so these are my references, but I have no way of testing it personally! One things for sure, it's bigger than my Atto 3, which is 440 L, so it looks accurate to me

Thanks for your comments. I will definitely check it out!

I think so too!

Definitely having a extra shade underneath the shade cover may help. You can buy those aluminum coated foam inserts to put between the shade cover and the sunroof. Try adjusting the brightness of the screen as well, I don't recall ever having a problem. I can imagine if you drive with the sun at a particular angle ( in the early morning, or late afternoon ) it could be problematic. I never really drive for prolonged periods, in the same direction, with the sun at a low angle, so if that's your scenario, there may be not much you can do. Have a play around with the brightness setting and see if it helps

@@G1O8ETR0TT3R it does!

It's rubbish battery management system 😂. Also leaf is so easy to degrade 😂

The Leaf has it's fair share of problems too. But EVs, even the average ones, are way better than petrol or diesel cars!

I'm on holiday at the moment, but when I get back to WA I'll have a look at this

@@bydatto39461 thank you

I'm not really sure what the point of the nfc card is?

@@stevelaw-davis4043 I normally ask permission and offer them some money ( $5 ) If I can't get hold of anyone I can't see it being a problem as you've already paid for accomodation ( usually at a premium ) In reality a granny charger only draws simliar power as an air conditioner. Edit: I should add, noone has ever refused my request yet, and most people refuse the money as well!

@@maval10 my pleasure!!👍👍

Its coming up soon!

@@audriusa5368 You can disable the lane centreing permantley ( see my Quickie Episode on it ) But Lane Keeping has to be disabled for every ignition event. Around town where I live it's not too bad, only on the major roads where line marking is vivid. The new safety systems are becoming problematic for sure. BYDs other cars here in Australia, the Seal and Dolphin, both have phantom braking problems being reported by some drivers. I'm in a Dolphin for a couple of days as we speak, and had a Phantom Braking episode just today! Was a bit unnerving to say the least. Don't know what the solution is. I'm running v1.6 on my Atto, and no plans to upgrade if I can help it! Having said that, my wife's car could be worse, the Dolphin is terrible. Speed warning unable to be disabled just one example. Sounds are grating, not refined at all. Look out for an upcoming episode on it! Best of luck anyway, we can only these systems improve...

@@bydatto39461 yes, lane centering and LSS is completely different beasts. lane centering works like charm on motorway and I enjoy it a lot, only shorter that in other cars "hands on wheel" timing is annoying, but ok there. Even you can teach AI which lane closer you prefer and its stay away slightly from trucks automatically. LSS is other beast, which is dangerous. I have 30% curve at my home with 40mph limit. Once LSS turned sharp and hard steering wheel to opposite traffic, crossing double line. Lucky enough my both hands was on wheel and I managed return back to my lane after intense opposite lane driver honking. With one hand and turn force so hard I wouldn't unable turn in time back. 35mph doing me, driver opposite was like 40 mph = result is 75mph into wall. And LSS doing that every time in same spot-I carefully checked couple more times. No thx, now I remember evil LSS on every ignition.

@@achaz_ Thanks for commenting. I obviously wasn't watching my grammar carefully that day! Sorry...🤫🤫🤪 Cheers

@@evfactsnotliesplease cheers

Thanks Brett. Hope your holiday is going good in Canada and it's not too cold there! Have a safe trip, G

Yeah they are great Frunks, v easy and the perfect spot for cables.

It's not that bad, but if you are worried, you can put your chargers in a plastic bag ( or whatever you put in there )

engine bay area isn’t closed off from the bottom in a car so while driving kicking up dirt and all that will eventually sit in the engine bay area. that’s why you should also clean it a few times per year.

Some people have said they remove their Frunk in Summer as they are worried it affects the air-conditioning. I haven't noticed anything. Enjoy your holiday in Canada! Do they even sell BYDs in Canada???

Yes, check out the episode : th-cam.com/video/lFWbI8L7q-U/w-d-xo.html The Interior is excellent quality. I recommend just sitting in one, and assessing the quality for yourself!

Thanks for the insights, very interesting, and yes you are correct, "degrade" in hindsight probably wasn't the best term to use!😎

Thanks for the feedback!

There's some new Chinese brands coming to Australia this year. At least one of them has spares in it's EVs. Maybe there will be a change of thinking if they want to get increased sales in Australia? I agree with you though, why they think a 20kg spare tyre is going to significantly impact economy is beyond my comprehension!

You are completely wrong. I have an ATTO3, and it is a great very durable car, but you knew that, didn’t you.

He got paid extra warranty and good quality 😅😅

I laughed at your comment because if he was paid by BYD then he’d be saying everything was good about the car but he didn’t do that. He liked it overall but he did mention the things he didn’t like about it. China observer report the more isolated cases so it’s not widespread. Like everything the media reports a lot of the stories are just sensational

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@@MaxBee-f2e Of course I knew that. There are lots of haters and trolls out there based on the huge viewership for those channels that paddle fake news and disinformation.

@@headstart.running Why would I want a violent and dangerous jerk of the steering wheel when I'm trying to avoid a pothole or piece of wood on the road? All lane keeping assists are not up to scratch and quite frankly dangerous and intrusive. I'm driving the car, the car is not driving me....yet. Each to their own. This is my wifes car, my car I'm still running v 1.6 which I prefer

Let me know how much you lose! I'm hearing from a few people they only lose 1 or 2% over that time frame. Next time I leave it though, I think I'll leave it at about 60%!

Hi Brett! Thanks for the info and comments. I haven't had time to delve into the changes yet, so it's good to hear some feedback. Perth seems to be a good place for BYD, whilst here in the Goldfields, Iris and I haven't seen a single other BYD yet!